Solution-processed inverted organic solar cells (OSCs) generally use poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) as hole selective anode interlayer (AIL). However, the acidic nature of PEDOT:PSS considerably accelerates the degradation dynamics of OSCs, which shortens the durability of these low-cost photovoltaic devices. Small organic molecules are attracting growing interest as alternative AIL materials, but their solubility limited to toxic organic solvents hinders the production of environmentally friendly OSCs. Herein, the first inverted OSCs employing non-PEDOT:PSS solution-processed top small organic molecule AILs deposited from aqueous solution are reported. The investigated water-soluble spirobifluorene (SBF) derivatives 1 and 2 show hole mobility (≈4 × 10−3 cm2 V−1 S−1) higher than PEDOT:PSS. Because of their nonacidic nature, the interlayers formed with derivatives 1 or 2 considerably delay the degradation of the top metal electrode compared to OSCs employing PEDOT:PSS interlayers. The PEDOT:PSS-free OSC devices with inverted configuration with the water-soluble SBF derivatives as AIL produce power conversion efficiencies above 5% with PTB7-Th:ITIC active layers and above 8% with PBDB-T-2Cl:Y6 active layers, respectively, with an enhancement up to 28% compared to OSCs employing PEDOT:PSS. These results correspond to the highest reported values for PEDOT:PSS-free small-molecule inverted OSCs deposited from an aqueous solution.
Water-Soluble Organic Dyes as Efficient Anode Interlayer Materials for PEDOT:PSS-Free Inverted Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells / T. Matsumoto, T. Murakami, F. Schluter, H. Murata, V. Vohra, F. Rizzo. - In: SOLAR RRL. - ISSN 2367-198X. - 6:2(2022), pp. 2100661.1-2100661.11. [10.1002/solr.202100661]
Water-Soluble Organic Dyes as Efficient Anode Interlayer Materials for PEDOT:PSS-Free Inverted Bulk Heterojunction Solar Cells
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2022
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Solution-processed inverted organic solar cells (OSCs) generally use poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) as hole selective anode interlayer (AIL). However, the acidic nature of PEDOT:PSS considerably accelerates the degradation dynamics of OSCs, which shortens the durability of these low-cost photovoltaic devices. Small organic molecules are attracting growing interest as alternative AIL materials, but their solubility limited to toxic organic solvents hinders the production of environmentally friendly OSCs. Herein, the first inverted OSCs employing non-PEDOT:PSS solution-processed top small organic molecule AILs deposited from aqueous solution are reported. The investigated water-soluble spirobifluorene (SBF) derivatives 1 and 2 show hole mobility (≈4 × 10−3 cm2 V−1 S−1) higher than PEDOT:PSS. Because of their nonacidic nature, the interlayers formed with derivatives 1 or 2 considerably delay the degradation of the top metal electrode compared to OSCs employing PEDOT:PSS interlayers. The PEDOT:PSS-free OSC devices with inverted configuration with the water-soluble SBF derivatives as AIL produce power conversion efficiencies above 5% with PTB7-Th:ITIC active layers and above 8% with PBDB-T-2Cl:Y6 active layers, respectively, with an enhancement up to 28% compared to OSCs employing PEDOT:PSS. These results correspond to the highest reported values for PEDOT:PSS-free small-molecule inverted OSCs deposited from an aqueous solution.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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